Middle
oil on panel
2021
16 x 36 inches
For my upcoming 2022 solo show “Book of Yielding”, exploring the journey of life as stories of loss and gain.
This piece stands between two others (“Beginning” and “End”), marking the moment where a soul awakens in a flurry of activity.
Rue
graphite on paper
2021
6 x 9 inches
For my upcoming 2022 solo show “Book of Yielding”, exploring the journey of life as stories of loss and gain.
The creature in this piece bears the consequence of a choice.
Chase
graphite on paper
2021
6 x 9 inches
For my upcoming 2022 solo show “Book of Yielding”, exploring the journey of life as stories of loss and gain.
The creature in this piece is caught up in an ineffectual chase of bright dreams.
Spoil and Sprout
oil on panel
2021
11 x 14 inches
Exhibited December 2021 as a preview of my 2022 solo show. This piece shows the concurrent background cycles of new life and decay.
The Compass Ghost Lesson
graphite on paper
2021
9 x 12 inches
From a series illustrating the different and natural effects that follow a loss. The creatures in each piece observe what is left behind at the point where a light is extinguished. In this piece, a guiding force remains.
Scryer’s Moth (Tea Plant)
watercolor and colored pencil on paper
2021
9 x 12 inches
From a series using botanicals to reflect on the reasons we choose to consume the things that we do, and the deep, formative effects we experience from them. This piece shows we consume some things to try to understand what is to come.
Temple Sound
ink on paper
2020
9 x 12 inches
From a series drawing during lockdown: a time for introspection, to take refuge in sensory moments, and make things the best we can.
Cuckoo Flower- What is Faced
oil on panel
2020
9 x 12 inches
From a series using folklore about plants and animals expose dichotomies that we grapple with in the human experience. This piece is a reminder that setting out on a new path or venture entails new risks and dangers.
Three Stages of Loss
oil on panel
2019
18 x 24 inches
Simplifying loss through a lost tooth. The initial pain, the growth of wisdom in its place, and finally wearing it as a sign of strength.
All Things Stirring
oil on panel
2019
16 x 16 inches
One of the first pieces that clarified this visual direction in my work. A meditation on the continuous cycle of life and death.